Gannon University Athletics

Career Accolades

• 2024 All-PSAC West First Team
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2024)

2024:  Earned first team All-PSAC West honors following an outstanding freshman campaign … started all 47 games while playing in the outfield … finished third on the team in batting average at .385 … led team in runs scored (43), hits (62), and stolen bases with 20 in 22 attempts … had 10 doubles, two triples and five home runs …  was fourth on the team with a .565 slugging percentage … had two 14-game hitting streaks along with an eight-game streak … had at least one hit in 40 of 47 games with 16 multiple-hit games … had 13 game scoring multiple runs and seven games of two-or-more RBIs … went 4-for-5 with 2 RBIs in first game of doubleheader vs. Clarion (4/18/24) … had three hits in four games, including a 3-for-4 effort with a home run and 3 RBIs with 3 runs scored in second game of doubleheader vs. California (Pa.) (4/7/24) … also drove in three runs vs. Drury (2/24/24), Indiana (Pa.) (3/25/24), and Seton Hill (3/29/24) … went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs vs. West Virginia State (2/25/24) ... named PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Standout at Armstrong (Pa.) High School for head coach Keith Shaffer … was a three-year starter … earned All-State and All-Conference recognition as a junior and senior … led Armstrong to 21-3 record in 2023, hitting .387 with 4 HRs, 36 runs and 19 stolen bases … had .495 on-base percentage … in 2022 hit .526 with 5 HRs, 39 runs and 21 stolen bases to lead the River Hawks to a 23-4 record … had .544 OBP … hit .435 in 2021 as team went 18-6 with 8nHRs, 41 runs and 13 stolen bases … Armstrong was a PIAA state finalist in 2021 and 2022 and reached state semifinals in 2023 … River Hawks won 2023 section championship and was district finalist … also won section and district championship in 2022 ... earned four letters as a member of the cheerleading squad.
 
PERSONAL:  Exercise Science major … daughter of Valerie and Joe Smerick … has two brothers (Jordan and Ryan) … cousin Dylan Wolsonovich played baseball at Univ. of Pittsburgh and cousin Jenna Wolsonovich played softball at Pitt-Johnstown.